Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2018


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Rank


(rank change vs 2017)

College


Score


(Elo points)

Matchups


(Student decisions)

Peer Colleges

1 (14) Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Nearby: Pittsfield
2161 355

Amherst College

Swarthmore College

Bowdoin College

2 (—) United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
Nearby: Colorado Springs
2116 421

United States Naval Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

3 Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
2107 152

Pomona College

Pitzer College

Scripps College

4 (1) United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport
2104 398

United States Naval Academy

United States Air Force Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

5 (1) Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Nearby: Portland, Lewiston, South Portland
2095 286

Colby College

Middlebury College

Bates College

5 United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY
Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport
2095 61

United States Coast Guard Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

7 (3) United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia
2069 334

United States Air Force Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

8 (7) Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
2043 463

Claremont McKenna College

Amherst College

Swarthmore College

9 Texas A & M University-Galveston
Galveston, TX
1989 85

4.3,95.7 5% Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

1.7,98.3 2% Texas A & M University-Kingsville

1.6,98.4 2% Maine Maritime Academy

10 (8) Smith College
Northampton, MA
1968 326

Mount Holyoke College

Wellesley College

Bryn Mawr College

11 (6) United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT
Nearby: Hartford, West Hartford, Willimantic
1962 95

United States Merchant Marine Academy

United States Naval Academy

United States Military Academy

12 Evangel University
Springfield, MO
1939 76

North Central University

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Southwest Baptist University

13 (4) Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
1905 118

Scripps College

Claremont McKenna College

Occidental College

14 (7) Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland
1902 280

Williams College

Amherst College

Haverford College

15 (44) Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Nearby: Not applicable
1892 285

University of Richmond

Davidson College

College of William and Mary

16 (11) Barnard College
New York, NY
Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport
1879 238

Wellesley College

Smith College

Bryn Mawr College

17 (58) University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA
Nearby: Richmond
1852 514

College of William and Mary

Washington and Lee University

University of Virginia

18 (8) Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
1847 265

Caltech

Pomona College

Claremont McKenna College

19 (2) Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Nearby: Colorado Springs
1840 227

Colby College

Bowdoin College

Grinnell College

19 (11) Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester
1840 346

Smith College

Barnard College

Bryn Mawr College

21 Scripps College
Claremont, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
1839 172

Pitzer College

Claremont McKenna College

Pomona College

22 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA
Nearby: Altoona
1826 77

Mount Aloysius College

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Saint Francis University

23 (2) Amherst College
Amherst, MA
1816 326

Williams College

Swarthmore College

Bowdoin College

24 California Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA
Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland
1812 68

Maine Maritime Academy

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

SUNY Maritime College

25 (1) Kendall College
Evanston, IL
Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City
1802 78

College for Creative Studies

Center for Creative Studies - College of Art and Design

Culinary Institute of America

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